Reversible shirt.



w. H. RICHARDSQ REVERSIBLE SHIRT.

APPLICATION FILED JUN} 24. 1916.

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WILLIAM H. RICHARDS, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

REVERSIBLE SHIRT.

To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. RICHARDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia. and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Reversible Shirts, of which the following -is a specification. 3

The invention relates to apparel and more particularly to garments such as shirts, waists and the like, {and has for an object to provide a garment of this character which, when soiled, canbe quickly reversed; or in the use ofwhich a new pattern can be presented by reversing the garment.

Among other features the invention com-- prehends a shirt which when one side hecomes soiled is entirely reversed to present a new and clean surface of the body of the shirt, the bosom and the cuffs; one in which there is not only presented a clean surface but, if desired, the design or pattern on one side of the shirt can be differentfrom that on the other so that the reversal will make it appear as if an entirely new and-clean shirt'has been substituted for the'one previ ouslyworn. v

I am aware that garments have been used heretofore embodying reversible features, but in most of these instances the garments are only partly reversible as in reversing the bosom of a garment or the cufls thereof. Further, in versible the or front is manner of securing the bosom cumbersome and results 1 in, a awkward appearance of the bosom; also greatly inconveniencing. the wearer. Still further, in the reversal of a known garment the usual front hem of the bosom, which is commonly seen on all shirts worn by men, does not appear when .the shirt is reversed and thus the effect of the bosom is entirely lost. In shirts provided with bosoms which have portions of the latter arranged to. fold in order that a new and complete plait' can be presented, great difficulty is found. in laundrying and the appearance is not the same as that of the neat flat hem in the ordinary shirt.

In the further disclosure of the invention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of.refer-' ence denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which,

Specification of Letters Patent.

" 'Figurel is a are hemmed where they pierced with holes forthe insertion of studs,

garments that are entirely re perspective view of my form of garment looking at the front thereof,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same garment in its reversed position,

Fig. 3 is a horizontal-sectional view taken through the garment showing the arrangement of the p'laits and the manner of closing the bosom of the shirt, and

Fig. 4 is a detail of one of the cuffs.

In the drawings the numeral 10 designates broadly a mans shirt of that type whose bosom is divided into halves down the center of the front, and this shirt is composed throughout of material whose obverse 11 is herein shown as striped and Whose reverse 12 is herein shown as plain, the idea being that the patterns on opposite faces are slightly different from each other, although of course this is not absolutely necessary. The numeral 13 is applied to the obverse or Patented Aug. 6, 1918. Application filed June 24, 1916. Serial No. 105,594.

striped face of one-half of the bosom, and

meeting edges of the two halves of the bosom but in a reversible shirt made of material whose opposite faces differ in pattern care should be exercised in the formation of these hems so that the edges of the bosom may be lapped with the garment either side out, and the pattern on the inner sidev will nowhere show on the outer. With this end in view, I fold the-inner edge of one-half of the bosom backward to form the hem, and provide it with the usual lines of stitching, and I fold the inner edge of the other half forward to form the hem and stitch it in the same manner. In Fig. 3 one-half 13 is shown folded forward as at 15, and the other half 14 is shown folded back as at 16. The hems are then provided with holes 17 and 18 respectively for the insertion of the studs 19, and it is obvious that the holes should'register so that the studs may be inserted whatever the position of the shirt. If we assume that the front (or lower) face of the half 13 seen in Fig. 3- is striped as seen in Fig. 1,-it will be obvious that when it is folded forward and hemmed as at 15 a part of the other face comes around into lap each other and cnfis one also reversed and; the hosom view. The same may he sairi of the plain face of the belt 14 when folded and hemmed as seen at 16. But that face oi? either half away from which the hem is folded. has the'*"pattern carried clear to the fold time, and therefore if the wearer desires his shirt bosom to present e consistent eppeorenoe, he has only to lap the horns against each other in either position of the shirt,-end; insert the studs,

The out? of the shirt is indicated by the numeral 20 and has at portioti 543i foidohie reerwerdiy upon at portion with one toes of the cntl diesigne or hose with tern hernionizi. "h the pattern. side of the shirt Mi .Js hosorn other face of? the anti provided with e oesi ri pattern harmonizing with the oettern on the other side of the sh t i ieietive hosoin fierce, Thee when. the shirt is reversed the anti cuffs in instance will harmonize in design with the design or pattern of the body off the shirt.

As mehtiooeei heretofore eeeh bosom foee has its pertieuier hero and the hrittoris used to ciose the bosom ere common to both h me so that e separate or fastening for the reverse hosorns when the shirt reversedi, is not necessary, end therefore my invention does ewey. with the eion'isy peerence that the shirt 'woohi otherwise present at the bosom and ther oioes not inconvenience the wearer. If desired, the shirt can he piein white on both sivles end,

of one haht being tohiect heck: and her;

rewrite the bosom made correspondingiy, although it will be understood that when the material is provided with a pattern or design the design'can be the sermon both sioiesor 0% difierent colors or configurations, as desired.

With this construction it Wiii he that particularly at the neck-band of the germent, the overlapping plies oi the motorist of the shirt will not he increeseti or thieh ened, whereas in garments having reniovehie and reversible hosoms, there is neeesseri provided additional thiehnesses of t? teriei not oniy to ohtein s semh oroinory shirt hot ii bosom when eppiied 7 against slipping down Li:

Thus with my improve some when in use wilt not s manner inoiieete to the ohservei meet or hosoin is reversihie on by her the novei fefl' es mentioned the wiii not ine .venience the wee-rot.

Having thus deseriheoi the iniventioii 11 claime- A reversihie shirt hosoro heaving; one pot c1 term on the obverse and enott r on the 1 verse and divided into heives; we inner e end that of the other folded for and hemmed, and unitary means for has ening the horns in contest with eeeh oth r when the heives ere .overieppe' to close tie In testimony whereo I efiil: my si neturec 1" tihft 5 

